API to trigger MineMeld Miner refresh

[PA-User]

Is anyone aware of a way to remotely trigger a Minemeld Miner refresh.

Does MineMeld have it's own API?

I'm familiar with using PA API and Dynamic Address Groups for instant addititions of IPs. This is for a usecase where EDLs are used and we'd like to trigger MineMeld and then PA refreshes. I can refresh the PA EDL via API; however, I'm not sure how to trigger a refresh on the MineMeld Miner.

As a workarround for now, I may just adjust the Miner prototype update frequency to something small. No more than a few minutes and then just delay the PA refresh until outside the Miner refresh interval I go with.

With all of that said, I'm curious whether MineMeld has it's own API wherein I can trigger events such as a miner refresh remotely.

[xhoms · Accepted solution]

Hi @PA-User,

yes MineMeld does have its own API.

To trigger a miner refresh you can use the following entryPoint

<MineMeld URL>/status/<nodename>/hup

[PA-User]

xhoms,

Thanks! Getting closer.

Looks like that works well once authenticated; however, is there a way to generate an API key to trigger these from a remote scripting platform?

[xhoms]

I'm afraid MineMeld's API only supports basic auth at this time. You know you can create additional system accounts, right?

[PA-User]

Yep,

Not a problem, I'll setup an API account and include the crediantials in my curl request. This is certainly workable. Thanks for all your help!

[shehram]

Does the minemeld expose an API that can be used to control overall configuration of minemeld? 

For example:

      An API that could be used to create miner, process, output etc from remote location.